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Upon payment delinquency or other lease violation, the landlord sends the tenant a written notice (Notice to Quit; 15-day or 30-day notice, depending on the length of tenancy) Failing to resolve, the landlord can serve the tenant an eviction notice, which will then go to trial.

How much notice does a landlord have to give a tenant to move out in Pennsylvania? In the state of Pennsylvania, for a lease that is one year or less in length, a landlord can give a tenant 15-day notice to leave. For leases over one year, landlords can give a 30-day notice to leave from the date the lease ends.

Before a landlord can start filing an eviction, the landlord must give the tenant a 10-Day Notice to Quit. This eviction notice allows the tenant 10 days to settle any unpaid rent. The tenant must resolve their nonpayment of rent after the 10 days' notice or leave the rental premises.

The typical eviction process in Pennsylvania will take between 35-45 days to remove the tenant but may involve another thirty days in managing the tenant's personal property. Few Landlord/Tenant Complaints make it all the way to eviction.

Moving out ing to Pennsylvania law, once the Order of Possession is issued, law enforcement officials (only) have to serve it to the tenant within 48 hours from the time they receive it. Once the tenants receive the order, they have 10 days to move out before they are forcefully evicted from the property.

You must file an answer if you wish to postpone or stop the eviction. If you do not file an answer, then the judge will likely rule in the landlord's favor. If you do file an answer, then a hearing will be scheduled. You must attend this hearing.